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Shelby County History

Clinton Township Location & Features | Churches

(for a larger view of the map, click here)     Clinton Township was originally organized as part of Miami county. It is bounded on the north by Franklin township, on the east by Salem, Perry, and Orange townships, on the south by Orange & Washington townships, and on the west by Washington & Turtle Creek townships.
    Clinton Township is crossed north and south by the Dayton & Michigan Railroad, east and west by the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, & Indianapolis (old Bellefontaine & Indiana) Railroad. The Great Miami River enters the township at the northeast corner and courses south by west a distance of nearly three miles.
    Sidney was selected as a town site in September 1819 and was surveyed in 1820.

Churches

M.E. Church in Sidney	Organized in 1825 by Rev. Levi White at the house of Joel Frankenberger.
Presbyterian Church	Organized in 1820/1821
United Presbyterian	Organized in 1829
First Regular Baptist Church	Organized in August 1869
Holy Angels' Catholic Church	Located in Sidney. It was organized in 1848. About 1850, a frame building that was once a cooper's shop was purchased and converted into a church. In 1880 a brick church was built.

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Information was gathered from the following sources: "History of Shelby County, Ohio" by R. Sutton & Co. 1883 Back to Shelby County OHGenWeb